In this BoardsCast episode, we open Chapter 83 of Tobias & Johnston’s Veterinary Surgery (2nd ed) and tackle one of the most misunderstood organs in small-animal surgery: the spleen.
 

The spleen is rarely the true problem — it’s the manifestation of a systemic, vascular, or hematologic process. This episode breaks down why.

You’ll learn:

• How splenic anatomy and blood flow shape its disease patterns
• Why is splenic enlargement usually a secondary problem
• The difference between nodular hyperplasia, hematoma, torsion, and neoplasia
• What "double lesions" mean and why the boards love asking about them
• When splenic disease signals coagulopathy, immune dysfunction, or systemic instability
• How to interpret common clinical signs and imaging findings without jumping to hemangiosarcoma

Whether you're performing a splenectomy or deciding if you even should, this episode reframes the spleen as a diagnostic clue — not just a surgical target.

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